Birthday Boy

John Caldwell Fountain, 12/22/1982 — 12/06/2015

“Birthdays are fun and hooray for mine, but the 22nd of December has always represented something better. Yesterday, the solstice, is the longest night in our swing around the sun.

It’s the farthest reach out into the darkness and in Maine, it gets wicked frickin dark bub.

The 22nd is the start of the journey back. From here on out, the weight of that swing gets a little bit lighter. Today is the day it starts getting brighter.*

12/23: Thank you, all of you, for such kind thoughts, and your prayers.